Pentas

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the flowering plants of the genus Pentas, especially the Egyptian starcluster, Pentas lanceolata.

    "The next step may be the most crucial to happiness with your pentas. If your soil is acidic and you grow azaleas, camellias, or blueberries with ease, then add lime to your pentas' planting area."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Penta form-of, plural

Synonyms

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pentaerythritol tetranitratequinqu-quinquequinque-quint-

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"The next step may be the most crucial to happiness with your pentas. If your soil is acidic and you grow azaleas, camellias, or blueberries with ease, then add lime to your pentas' planting area."

Etymology

From the genus name Pentas.

Related phrases

egyptian starclusterflowering plant

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